Pierre-Louis Chovet (born 11 April 2002) is a French racing driver.
Junior racing career Karting
Chovet practiced many sports during his childhood such as skiing, BMX or tennis. He attended the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix and quickly developed a passion for motorsports. He quickly discovered karting, by participating in PACA-Corsica regional championships, where he won the Cadet title in 2015.
The following year, Chovet finished second in the French Cup in Cadets. Even though he got supported by Stéphane Ortelli, a family friend, he sometimes missed several races and practice sessions because of his limited budget preventing him from training frequently and benefiting from the most efficient engines.
Advised by Soheil Ayari, Chovet entered the French Junior Karting Championship, organized by the FFSA, where all drivers compete on equal terms. He was crowned French Junior Champion ahead of Sami Meguetounif, Victor Bernier and Isack Hadjar.
2017–2018: Lower formulae 2017 Chovet first appeared in single seaters as a guest driver at the tail end of the 2017 French F4 Championship at the age of fifteen. In his debut race at Magny-Cours, Chovet finished 15th however the following race he failed to take his drive through penalty leading to a disqualification from the race and subsequently being excluded from the third and final race. Chovet finished the season two eighth-place finishes and a win at Circuit Paul Ricard by beating pole-sitter Jean-Baptiste Mela by seconds. Due to him being a guest driver, he was unable to score any points.
2018
In 2018, Chovet returned for a full-time race seat in the Mygale M14 car. Chovet stood on the podium for the first time that season in only the second race at Circuit Paul Armagnac behind Caio Collet and Arthur Leclerc, he retired from the next race however; this was the first and only time Chovet wouldn't finish in the points that season. A handful of podiums including a second place at Spa-Francorchamps saw Chovet sit in sixth place in the championship with 100 points before missing round 6 at Magny-Cours, he returned for the next race in Jerez, where he grabbed second place for the second time that season. Chovet took his first victory of the season at the penultimate race of the season, finishing ahead of compatriots Théo Nouet and Adam Eteki.
2019: Euroformula Open Chovet only raced seven times in 2019 and it was for RP Motorsport in the Euroformula Open Championship. In the first race he finished 36 seconds behind race winner Liam Lawson in 14th place, in the following race he retired and Javier Gonzalez, his teammate, was unable to take the start caused by a mechanical issue. The pair took a break due to complaints about their Toyota engines and returned for the fourth rounds at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps with new Spiess-powered cars, this was where Chovet took his only points finish of the season in ninth place climbing the field from 17th. He finished the season in 23rd with two points.
2020: Formula Regional European Championship and Formula 3 debut In 2020, Chovet raced for Van Amersfoort Racing in the Formula Regional European Championship. He won a race at Catalunya and finished fifth in the standings, second-best of the non-Prema drivers behind Patrik Pasma.
It was announced that Max Fewtrell would be leaving Hitech Grand Prix prior to the seventh round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship. The next day, on 25 August 2020, it was announced that Chovet would replace Fewtrell for the Spa-Francorchamps round. He scored a sixth-place finish in only his fourth race at Monza.
2021: Part-time Formula 3 campaign In 2021, Chovet was announced to drive for Jenzer Motorsport full-time in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering Calan Williams and Filip Urgan. In an interview before the start of the season Chovet responded to questions why he chose Jenzer with the fact that he wanted to work in an "environment that made [him] feel at home". However, after the first round of the season, Chovet announced that his main sponsor had pulled funding, leading to his replacement at Jenzer by Johnathan Hoggard. On his replacement, Chovet stated that he was "disgusted". When László Tóth was tested positive for COVID-19, Chovet was able to replace the Hungarian at Campos Racing for the weekend at Le Castellet.
2022
Chovet returned to the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship with Race Performance Motorsport, replacing Pietro Delli Guanti.
2023 Chovet joined Drivex School for the 2023 Eurocup-3 season, participating in the opening round at Spa-Francorchamps.
Chovet returned to the Formula Regional European Championship in October with Saintéloc Racing.
2024 Chovet returned to Eurocup-3 in 2024, participating in a one-off round at MotorLand Aragón for Palou Motorsport.
Sportscar racing career 2022: GT4 Europe Chovet returned to racing on a full-time basis in 2022, signing for Arkadia Racing to compete in the GT4 European Series alongside Stéphane Guérin in the Pro/Am class.
2023: Full-time GT3 season After competing part-time in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe in 2022, Chovet stepped up to full-time GT3 racing in 2023. He joined Oregon Team in the International GT Open, driving alongside Maximilian Paul. Following a slow start to the season, Chovet and Paul ended up winning four races and scoring three further podiums, leading them to finish fourth in the championship. The pair also scored six pole positions, with two of them being taken by Chovet.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2014Championat de France — Cadet40th2015Championnat Regional PACAC — Cadet3rdNational Series Karting— Cadet18thCoupe de France — Cadet23rdIAME International Final — X30 JuniorNC2016Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ28thWSK Super Master Series — OKJ76thCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ40thIAME International Final — X30 JuniorNC2017Championat de France — JuniorClub Comtat Venaissi1st2019Championat de France — KZ226th
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamClass123456789101112DCPoints 2016 CRG SpA OKJZUEQHZUEPFZUERADRQHADRPFADRRPRTQHPRTPFPRTRGENQHGENPFGENR 40th 9
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2017 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 9 1 0 0 1 0 NC† 2018 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 18 1 0 1 5 162 6th 2019 Euroformula Open Championship RP Motorsport 7 0 0 0 0 2 23rd 2020 Formula Regional European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 23 1 1 3 7 244 5th FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 4 0 0 0 0 5 19th 2021 F3 Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 15 6 2 3 7 241 2nd FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 30th Campos Racing 3 0 0 0 0 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship BlackArts Racing 12 0 0 0 0 26 16th GT4 European Series - Silver Arkadia Racing20100124th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro40000?? Formula Regional European Championship RPM600020NC† 2023Eurocup-3Drivex200001416th International GT Open Oregon Team1346171044th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Iron Lynx100000NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup0100113th Formula Regional European Championship Saintéloc Racing200000NC†2024 Eurocup-3 Palou Motorsport20000031st2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team WRT100000NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver100002020th2026GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupJMW Motorsport † As Chovet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points 2017 NOG1 NOG2 NOG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 NC† 0 2018 NOG1 NOG2 NOG3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 DIJ1 DIJ2 DIJ3 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 JER1 JER2 JER3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 6th 162 † As Chovet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points 2019 RP Motorsport LEC1 LEC2 PAU1 PAU2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 RBR1 RBR2 SIL1 SIL2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 23rd 2
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2020 Van Amersfoort Racing MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 5th 244 2022 RPMMNZ1 MNZ2IMO1IMO2MCO1MCO2LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2HUN1HUN2SPA1SPA1RBR1RBR2CAT1CAT2MUG1MUG2 NC† 0 2023 Saintéloc Racing IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 NC† 0 * Season still in progress.
† As Chovet was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2020 Hitech Grand Prix RBRFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SILFEA SILSPR SILFEA SILSPR CATFEA CATSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR MUGFEA MUGSPR 19th 5 2021 Jenzer Motorsport CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 30th 0 Campos Racing LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SOC1 SOC2 SOC3 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2021 Pinnacle Motorsport DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 2nd 241 2022 BlackArts Racing ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 16th 26
Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points2023DrivexSPA1SPA2ARA1ARA2MNZ1MNZ2ZAN1ZAN2JER1JER2EST1EST2CRT1CRT2CAT1CAT2 16th 14 2024 Palou MotorsportSPA1SPA2RBR1RBR2POR1POR2POR3LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2ARA1ARA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 31st 0 * Season still in progress.
Complete International GT Open results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points 2023 Oregon Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro PRT1 PRT2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 4th 104 *Season still in progress.
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